Table 5.
Ten most cited publications and authors between 2001 and 2020 in in Clostridium difficile-associated diarrhea
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Ref.
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Title
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Year
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Source title
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Cited by
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Citation index
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Impact index per article1
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| Cohen et al[35] | “Clinical practice guidelines for Clostridium difficile infection in adults: 2010 update by the Society for Healthcare Epidemiology of America (SHEA) and the Infectious Diseases Society of America (IDSA)” | 2010 | Infection Control and Hospital Epidemiology | 2370 | 237.0 | 313.9 |
| van Nood et al[42] | “Duodenal infusion of donor feces for recurrent clostridium difficile” | 2013 | New England Journal of Medicine | 2140 | 305.7 | 241.3 |
| Loo et al[37] | “A predominantly clonal multi-institutional outbreak of Clostridium difficile - Associated diarrhea with high morbidity and mortality” | 2005 | New England Journal of Medicine | 1601 | 106.7 | 88.6 |
| Lessa et al[44] | “Burden of Clostridium difficile infection in the United States” | 2015 | New England Journal of Medicine | 1430 | 286.0 | 234.3 |
| Surawicz et al[41] | “Guidelines for diagnosis, treatment, and prevention of clostridium difficile infections” | 2013 | American Journal of Gastroenterology | 1087 | 155.3 | 116.8 |
| Louie et al[38] | “Fidaxomicin versus vancomycin for Clostridium difficile infection” | 2011 | New England Journal of Medicine | 1074 | 119.3 | 91.4 |
| Kelly and LaMont[36] | “Clostridium difficile - More difficult than ever” | 2008 | New England Journal of Medicine | 1019 | 84.9 | 68.1 |
| Rupnik et al[40] | “Clostridium difficile infection: New developments in epidemiology and pathogenesis” | 2009 | Nature Reviews Microbiology | 985 | 89.5 | 73.4 |
| Zar et al[43] | “A comparison of vancomycin and metronidazole for the treatment of Clostridium difficile-associated diarrhea, stratified by disease severity” | 2007 | Clinical Infectious Diseases | 935 | 71.9 | 58.9 |
| Pépin et al[39] | “Clostridium difficile-associated diarrhea in a region of Quebec from 1991 to 2003: A changing pattern of disease severity” | 2004 | CMAJ | 916 | 57.3 | 45.6 |
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The impact index per article is presented based on Reference Citation Analysis [Source: Baishideng Publishing Group Inc. (Pleasanton, CA 94566, United States)].